Favoring concubines and ignoring wives? The mistress of the marquisate remarried a powerful official

This was one of the reasons Song Jing said that he didn't want Song Wanning to marry Yin Yichen, and it was the biggest reason. No one knew who would be the prince who would succeed him in the future. Princess Xiangyu had previously won over the court officials for her brother.

But who would have thought that she set up a scheme to make Yin Yichen take a concubine, but in the end, she herself suffered the consequences. For a long time, the court officials in the capital kept their distance from her.

Now that Concubine Xian has brought Prince An here, I'm afraid the purpose of this Peony Banquet is not just to appreciate the flowers.

The current emperor does not like the princes to contact court officials privately. Now that Prince An wants to expand his power, it would be a good idea if Concubine Xian could contact them through the wives of the nobles in the court.

As soon as Concubine Xian sat down, Song Wanning bowed and greeted Concubine Xian, Princess Xiangyu, and Prince An with many other ladies. Concubine Xian is now blessed to have given birth to a son and a daughter for His Majesty.

The virtuous concubine glanced at all the ladies and smiled slowly, "Thank you ladies for being so polite. The peonies in the imperial city are in full bloom now. It would be a pity for the people in Dehua Palace to enjoy them by themselves, so I invite all the ladies to come to the palace to enjoy them. You don't have to be restrained, just enjoy them at your leisure."

As Concubine Xian spoke, her eyes fell on her son Xie Ke, and she said softly, "Ke'er, most of these ladies are older than you. They are elders after all, so you should pay your respects to them one by one."

"I understand, mother." Xie Ke took a few steps forward, looked at the ladies, and said, "Today, all the ladies came to Dehua Palace. Xie Ke would like to thank the ladies and ask them to say hello to the master at home on his behalf."

Xie Ke's words were obviously meant to win over the emperor, and the ladies were not stupid, so they immediately laughed and changed the subject.

Concubine Xian and Xie Ke also knew that this matter would not be accomplished overnight, so they were not surprised to see the ladies' attitude. Instead, Xie Ke acted like a young man and was very humble towards the ladies.

Xie Ke walked down from upstairs and immediately saw Song Wanning sitting there.

Although I had never seen her before, it was not difficult to guess who she was. Song Wanning was extremely beautiful, with clear eyes and eyebrows, and she could be spotted at a glance among these ladies.

Xie Ke had heard that the Prime Minister had married the daughter of the general in the General's Mansion. Although Song Wanning was a second-married woman, she was extremely beautiful and had a high reputation in the capital. In this case, it was not surprising that Yin Yichen would marry her.

Xie Ke did not show any emotion on his face. When he saw Song Wanning, he just smiled faintly, which was considered polite.

In the past, Dehua Palace wanted Princess Xiangyu to marry Yin Yichen, and they wanted to win him over, but Yin Yichen was unwilling to marry Princess Xiangyu. In the eyes of Xie Ke and Concubine Xian, the Prime Minister's move was a refusal to join Prince An's party.

If we are not friends, we can only be enemies.

Prince An now has some complaints about Yin Yichen, so he naturally has no good face towards Song Wanning. But now, he still has to do some superficial work.

Song Wanning still doesn't know what she will have to endure after entering the palace. She can only keep still and sit quietly waiting for the person in front of her to make trouble.

Song Wanning was sitting quietly when the virtuous concubine above her spoke up, "Is the Prime Minister's wife here?"

"Yes." When Song Wanning heard Concubine Xian calling her, she immediately stood up and saluted to Concubine Xian, "Prime Minister Yin Yichen's wife Song greets Concubine Xian. Long live Concubine Xian."

Seeing this, Concubine Xian just looked at Song Wanning and smiled faintly, "I have heard that the Prime Minister's wife is a rare talent, and now I see that it is true."

Princess Xiangyu, who was sitting next to Concubine Xian, curled her lips in displeasure when she heard this.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian is too kind." Song Wanning lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty and Princess Xiangyu are truly the most beautiful women in the country. How can a minister compete with you, Concubine Xian and Princess Mingzhu?"

"That's what you said, but everyone in the capital knows that you, Song Wanning, married the prime minister. Xiangyu wanted to get married before and asked the emperor to grant her marriage, but the prime minister was unwilling to marry her. In the end, he married you as his second wife, so Xiangyu has no face in the whole Shengjing now." Concubine Xian's face turned stern, and she suddenly attacked, "Since you said you are plain-looking, why does the prime minister like you so much? Is it because of the power of the general's mansion?"

After hearing this, Song Wanning hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on the ground, speaking to the Concubine Xian above, "I really have no intention of insulting the princess. My body and hair are given by my parents, and everyone has their own beauty and ugliness in their eyes. Now that the Prime Minister has taken a fancy to me, I am afraid it is because I have caught his eye. Mutual affection depends on fate. The princess is worth a lot of money, and I am afraid that she can find a husband who is thousands of times better than the Prime Minister. I really don't know about the Prime Minister and the princess. When the Prime Minister refused the marriage, I and the Prime Minister had not met before, so please investigate."

Seeing that Song Wanning had spoken clearly word for word, Concubine Xian changed her tone and said with a smile, "Look how scared you are. I was just joking with you. Go back and sit down."

Song Wanning responded and raised her head to thank Concubine Xian, "Thank you, Concubine Xian. Now that I am married to the Prime Minister, I will naturally be careful and cautious. I hope that Concubine Xian will not have any grudges against the Prime Minister because of the marriage contract."

"Of course, you don't have to tell me." The smile on Concubine Xian's face froze, and she watched Song Wanning stand up and return to her seat.

At this point, Concubine Xian couldn't say anything more. She just looked at the ladies below and said, "The peonies outside are in full bloom. Ladies, you may go out and enjoy them. Don't delay your appreciation of the flowers because of me."

After hearing what Concubine Xian said, the ladies slowly went out to enjoy the flowers. And Song Wanning also followed the crowd out.

The virtuous concubine who was still in the palace looked at Princess Xiangyu next to her, frowned and said, "Good child, Song Wanning is very careful and cautious, and doesn't seem like someone who would say treasonous words behind your back. Now, your mother can't help you to make trouble. I'm afraid that someone wants you to make trouble for her and make her feel uncomfortable. I think it's better not to bother with her, your brother's matter is more important."

Princess Xiangyu was now feeling very aggrieved. "Mother, she has made me lose face so much, I will definitely not forgive her. If it weren't for her, wouldn't I have become the laughing stock of the capital? Now people all over the capital are saying that the prime minister would rather marry a second wife than marry me."

Xian Fei now looked somewhat helpless. She spoke softly and dotingly, "Okay, okay, since you still don't like her, mother will find a way to help you cure her."

Prince An on the side sneered twice and said slowly, "Mother is still too kind. Such a person should be torn into pieces by five horses to avenge my sister's humiliation."